The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Thread

[ecneret_eel]

Brightness at 30%, with auto brightness turned off.

ty, usually I use my phone at 40, I don't understand how auto brightness works when we ald preset the brightness hmm

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[Vulpix]

Even now I still have.. I guess it's some apps preventing the wake of screen. Cos I rmb I didn't have it until recently.. sigh.

It's not a Samsung phone if it doesn't have the sleep of death! It was on the Note 2, Note 4, and now Note 5.

 

[fatangel]

Same here, I will most probably jump ship to LG..................

Build in battery is really a setback. I was wondering what happen if the phone hang, reset and power button cannot work ?

Now waiting for Sep and see is LG launching the G4 Pro. If not, I will most probably get the G4.

They must have a reason for build in battery.

If the power button really is not working, even if you have a removable battery it will still be the same, not working.

 

[twosix]

It's not a Samsung phone if it doesn't have the sleep of death! It was on the Note 2, Note 4, and now Note 5.

then i must be very lucky cos' i use note 3 only. haha.

 

[skaade]

saw it in challenger ytd. the looks surpassed my expectations for it, that is it looks really nice. however still mulling over removable batt and even more so the lack of storage card. whenever i changed phones, just save my whatsapp to memory card and plug it to the next phone. gonna miss this so much.

 

[skaade]

Just bought this at mustafa. I cant survive without a powerbank already. Argh.

Tomorrow I am getting myself 2 more powerbanks. *sigh*

does note 5 support wireless charging out of the box or do i need some fancy cover?

 

[Alexz_Hong]

Same here. My note 5 hanged for a short while when I was unlocking the phone once.

Same here. happened to mine also, hopefully got OS update to fix that soon.

 

[Alexz_Hong]

This is weird. When using the camera, the Auto Mode seems a tad more reliable on the S6 compared to the Note 5. In brighter conditions, when I tap on areas of the screen to meter the exposure, it tends to favour a slightly higher exposure than needed. I had to use the exposure slider to tone it down a little bit from time to time.

Which might be why I'm seeing HDR mode being triggered automatically more frequently. Which isn't a huge issue considering Samsung's HDR mode doesn't look as fake as other phones.

Lowlight situation is the same, it tends to favour a slightly higher exposure than I would have liked, which is similar to the S6 actually. Perhaps this is Samsung trying to showcase (exaggerate) its "brighter" F/1.9 lens.

Image quality is similar to the S6, which is a good thing. But seeing that the Note 4 is a much newer device, the lacked of improvements is actually a little disappointing. The camera brought RAW output and adjustment of shutter speed up to 10s, which are nice to have, but not crucial. But other than that, the camera software seems just a little bit more finicky than the S6 did. Perhaps in the past the Note series always had significant improvements over the S series of the same year.

This is still one of the best camera on a smartphone till date though, no doubt about it.

Full resolution images here, but taken at different times. So not an accurate comparison. For Note 4 and S6, the photos were taken in late afternoon with clear skies, so the images looks more pleasing because of the conditions. But what i'm looking for is the quality, the ease of use, and the image processing.

Note 5, S6, Note 4

 

[rharish_21]

does note 5 support wireless charging out of the box or do i need some fancy cover?

It does support fast wireless charging out of the box. No need for any casing or backplates...

 

[ecneret_eel]

saw it in challenger ytd. the looks surpassed my expectations for it, that is it looks really nice. however still mulling over removable batt and even more so the lack of storage card. whenever i changed phones, just save my whatsapp to memory card and plug it to the next phone. gonna miss this so much.

bro, how to set backup of WhatsApp to microSD card ah

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[Alexz_Hong]

bro, how to set backup of WhatsApp to microSD card ah

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Can't. the backup is only on phone storage. What he/she meant is probably when transferring the backups. For that can use PC/Mac to transfer too. Install whatsapp on new phone, but don't launch first.

1. Do a backup of Whatsapp on old phone in the app settings > chat settings.
2. Plug old phone into computer, or use USB OTG thumbdrive.
3. Copy the entire Whatsapp folder found on Device Storage on old phone to PC or OTG.
4. Copy that folder into the new phone.
5. Launch Whatsapp and verify and it'll detect the backups and ask if you want to restore.
6. profit.

In the future when whatsapp roll out Google drive backup, lagi easier.

 

[ecneret_eel]

Can't. the backup is only on phone storage. What he/she meant is probably when transferring the backups. For that can use PC/Mac to transfer too. Install whatsapp on new phone, but don't launch first.

1. Do a backup of Whatsapp on old phone in the app settings > chat settings.
2. Plug old phone into computer, or use USB OTG thumbdrive.
3. Copy the entire Whatsapp folder found on Device Storage on old phone to PC or OTG.
4. Copy that folder into the new phone.
5. Launch Whatsapp and verify and it'll detect the backups and ask if you want to restore.
6. profit.

In the future when whatsapp roll out Google drive backup, lagi easier.

thanks!

I always never restore my WhatsApp chat LOL, now can ald

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[Alexz_Hong]

does note 5 support wireless charging out of the box or do i need some fancy cover?

But fast wireless charger is hardware dependant. Like if you use the Note 5 on S6 wireless charger, it will be the normal wireless charging speeds, not the faster one. At least that's what I understand.

 

[kero89]

does note 5 support wireless charging out of the box or do i need some fancy cover?

Out of the box it supports fast charging only when used with the FAST Charging Wireless Pad.

It will not be fast if used with legacy wireless pad i.e. from S6 era.

 

[pieceofstone666]

I realised my note5 battery is draining much fast than my super old overcharged note 3 battery. Already put it on battery saving mode. Anyone having the same issue?

 

[Pluiey]

If sign up together with fibre got 150 discount from Singtel.. but house fibre internet not up yet

Aiya still thinking whether want to jump ship to android or not.. contract also up soon.

 

[saint88]

Yes i observed that way too.. Charging from 50% to 100% take an hour. not that fast.

I realised my note5 battery is draining much fast than my super old overcharged note 3 battery. Already put it on battery saving mode. Anyone having the same issue?

 

[WhiteHunter]

But fast wireless charger is hardware dependant. Like if you use the Note 5 on S6 wireless charger, it will be the normal wireless charging speeds, not the faster one. At least that's what I understand.

i thought both is fast charging??

 

[kelvinti]

Played with Note 5 for the first time this morning.

Overall, good design with good feel, I must say.

However, if only it has a bigger screen of 5.96" packed in such narrow body.

Wasted, samsung. Really wasted to sticked to just 5.7". Else, it will be a good phablet for those who don't care about non removevale battery and no SD card.

Touchwiz, nothing refreshing as usual.

 

[eyke81]

Yes i observed that way too.. Charging from 50% to 100% take an hour. not that fast.

some reviewer quoted that wired charging ~90mins from flat to full,
but Samsung seems to only declared ~120mins for wireless charging,
no mention about wired charging time required.